Next morning
Marinettes POV:

Ring Ring!!!
My phone rung out as the light of the morning sun had begun to rise. I reached over to my night stan and for my phone to turn it off
"five more minuit's" i called out. pleeding to my phone.
The hard wood  was cold to the touch with no phone. I tried to reach out but was stopped by Alya's head resting on my right arm.
I think back at last night, when she brought "him" up.
The way she hung her head, defeated and broken. Not at all what alya was like. And the way (y/n) made her smile. I haven't seen her smile like that since......that night.
I feel my face flush hot as i think back at that night. I turn back to look at alya. "do you remember that night" I whisper to her.
Her head roles over just enough for me to pull my arm loose.
"Looking for this" a small voice calls from above.
tikis little arms holding my phone over her head.
"Tikki get down before Alya sees you" i said snatching her from mid-air, along with my phone.
"Relax you and i know shes a heavy sleeper." she said as she flew out of my grip and on to my forehead.
" Beside you should wake her up, you don't want to be late for you're date" Tiki said mockingly.
"I...It's not  date!?!?" I nearly screamed.
"Mmmmmmmm, what date?" alya said turning back to face me.
Suddenly her eyes shot open as she jumped out of bed.
"Oh right the date, we got a lot of ground to cover. Mari can you make some coffee? "
Tiki flew behind me as i got up and made my way to the kitchen.
Alya made her way to he closet and was going to stay there for maybe 10 to 20 minutes. 
I made the coffee and pulled a cookie out for the cookie jar and tossed it to tikki for her to destroy.
It dodnt take much to ge tg the day started, and soon as alya got her clothes shed jump in to the shower and then I'd have my turn and we sit for some coffee till she had to go to work.

Fortunately for us both we had the same days off.
As the sweet smell of coffee drew o reached for my phone to see.....nothing.
Again, just like so many days before.
"Hey mari, how about to call(y/n) um staires for some coffee?"
Alya asked as she stepped out Nnnnaaaaiiiii!!!!!!!!!!!

"Alya the fuck!?!?!" I called out as I turned my face away.
Alya had stripped down to nothing as she held out outfits by her side.
I quickly looked at the floor trying not to see anymore then what I already have.
"What?" She asked as she stepped forward.
" what do you mean what??? You can't just come out here like that!!!"
I called out as my fave began to burn.
"Awww don't like what you see" she said in a mocking tone.
" come on it's not the first time you've seen me like this." Alya said reminding me.
"Still" was all I could say.
"What ever, I'll be out in five."

With that I let out a sigh of relief. My heart was starting to slow down as I turn back to see.......fuck.
Alya stood slanted up against the wall
Her back to me, as light from the nearby  window graced her outline.
Her smooth chocolate skin showed off ever curve.
From her shoulder to her breast that inched out her chest to her perfectly round ass.
Almost looked like an upside down heart.
"So you like?" Alyas words snapped me back.
I looked up to see her looking my way.
A smile painted over her lips.
I turned back as fast as I could.
"FOR GOD SAKES ALYA GO!!!" I screamed back

The sounds of alyas footsteps and giggle haunted my early morning.
"Alya....why do you do this to me?"
I asked myself

With a deep breath I pulled out a mug and downed one cup of black coffee.
The burning and bitter black drug of my life brings me back to my sences.
"Is this normal?" tikki ask as she lands on my shoulder.
"Honestly you're guess is as good as mine." i say as i serve myslef another cup.
The moring goes on as anyother.  Aly makes breakfast as i jump in and get dressed.
The smell of bacon filling my nose as i walk out.
"Mmmmmmmm, you cooking bacon?"  I call out as i fix my hair.
"ya, hey can you do me a favor. Can you go see if (y/n) is ready or if he's even up. I dought he has food down staires."
She had a point, I did start things off on the wrong foot yesterday.
"Sure be right back" i called out as I made my way out the door.
Quckly making my way down i knock on his door, chipped and broken and old.

knock knock knock

The knocks echos behind the door for what feels like forever.
"should I??" i ask myself as I reach for the door knob.
Suddenly the door swings open half way.
(y/n) half way out. His eyes still bloodshot, his hair even more a mess.
"Oh hey moring.....it is morning right?" he ask.
"Ya it is, it's 7:46, Alya and i were wondering if you'd like to come up and join us for....."
My eyes drift off from his.
From what i could see he was thin but tone, his abbs shown his chest brod and his......holy shit.
H....Hi.....His bulging friend oulined on his thigh.
"marinette?" (y/n) ask looking confussed.
He looks down on him self and jumps back, slamming the door.
" ONE SECOND" he screms as the door slams inches from my face.
Soconds pass that feel like houres.
"You were stairing, you know that?"  Tikki says from my pocket.
"Wh..I...I didnt mean to....I was just.."
"Distracted?" Tikki said finishing me off.
"N....No!!!" i said lieing through my teeth.
"You're horrible at lying, don't feel too bad. I was watching too"
The door opens up. (y/n) steps out, i blue jeans and a black botton doen shirt and glossy wet hair.
"sorry about that, My phone broke so i didn't set an alarm." he said brandishing a warm smile.
"Its no problem" I tell him before quickly turning back.
Alya was right about one thing, he is cute. But theres still so much we don't know about him.

1 minuits earlyer

Knock knock knock

Mmmmmmmmmm, who the hell is at my door at...
I reach out to for my phone only to feel the cracked screen's glass graze above my thumb.
"Oh right, need a knew phone"
I sit up on my bed, sore and tired still, but alive and breathing at least.
Walking out my bed room and to the living room i glance at thr front door, shadows slither from underneath as if to say hello.
Suddenly it hits me, Alya and marinette??
I jump out of my daze and lunge for the door quickly pulling it open.
Marinette standing in the hallway alone, her hair in twin ponytails.
"Oh hey morining...it is still morning right?" i ask stupidly.
" Ya its 7:46 Alya and i were wondering if you'd like to come up and join us for..."
Marinette stands speachless at my door. Her eyes drifting.
"Um marinette?" I call out.
I look down to forgette im still half naked.
Quickly I step back and slam the door and jump back to my room and grab the cleanest clothes i have.
Before jumping out i splash some water in my face and open the door again.
" sorry about that ,my phone broke so i didn't set an alarm.
Marinettes face was bright red as she turned away from me. "It's no problem"

We make small talk as we walk up staires and in to their apaerment.
the smell of bacon over taking me as we walk in.
over at the kitchen i seee alya over the stove. Marinette heads over and pulls some plates out of the cabnit.
Alya turns around just as marintte finishes setting up the tabel.
  "(Y/n) morning, how'd you sleep?" she ask making her towards me.
"Good, just woke up so sorry if i seem a but under."
She looks up at me, as if wondering what to say.
Her aprin bright green with yellow stripes show stains and burns from long ago. "Kiss the cook" still spelled out. I feel her fingers pulling on my hair as she combs it back and to my sides.
"there that's better" She says with a grin.
I take her hand a give it a gentel kiss.
I feel her hand tramble as i do so.
"W..what was that about" she says looking suprises.
I point to her apron and say nothing more.
she giggles and she stakes it off to show her bright orange top with blue jeans and black combat boots.
I look over to see marinette, checking her phone. her eyes longing for something that clearly isn't there.
She looks up to smile at me.
Only now do i notice her bright red t-shirt that hunge over her chest but still hugging her waist.
Her black jeans with sneacers and a white hoodi tied around her to cover what the shirt coudn't.
"Come on breakfast is ready" marinette says taking a seat.
After a short while we head down to the garage and head out for the day.
"So (y/n) Whats first on you're list" alya ask turning around in her seat.
"First things first i need a new phone, broke mine yesterday and I also need to open a new line. after that I guess, food clothes and look around for a bike. If im going to be called out for work im going to need a way to get around."
"I know a place near by, it's not to far from here actually."
After turning the corner the Small bug comes to a screeching stop.
"Shit not again." marinette says resting her head on the stearing wheel.
"Whats going on?" I ask looking over the saets.
A small protest had been blocking the streets.
Grown men and women and childeren holding up sighs.
"No Guns, No harm, No peace"
"Whats going on?" i ask sitting back down.
Alya turns back to face me.
"Recently theres been a law to where you can now own a gun or a firearm in you're home to protect you'reself from the public. It's been going on for almost a month now. It's the damn mafia's fault."
"Mafia?" i ask.
"Oh right, you're new here. over a few monthes ago a local mafia started to grow in numbers and have benn harasing people left and right. It's gotten to the point where some people have gone missing and killed over the stupidst things. And worst of all-"
"ALya stop!" marinette barks back.
Alya turns quickly and covers her mouth.
"What, whats Wronge?"
Alya and marinett look at each other and back at me.
"Mari he needs to know"
We stay in silent as the crowd moves on.
"Tell him" she says with frustration lingering in her voice.
"They live around our block so most of the time we stay in and don't go out if we can help it, you shoulde do the same."
"cool" i say with a bluntly
"Cool?" alya ask, staring wide eyed.
"Ya no i got it, keep my head down. no problem"
The crowd had moved along just enophe to where we coulde drive off.
A small store we walked in had just the right plan, and a new phone.
"New phone but no one to call" i thoght to myself.
"Well then lets fix that" Alya said snaching my phone out of my hand.
shit I said that outloude.
Alya leaves her number in and hands it over to marinette with a wink.
She snaches the phone and even takes a picture for her profile.
After handing it back to me,  we head out.
As time passed on we headed out to lunch but every now and again i noticed them....the one's in the shadows.
I knew it was them, no matter how far i go i can't out run my old life.
"(y/n) you ok" alya ask as we drove by another corner.
I looked back  to see no one there.
"Ya all good, any one hungry? my treat."
The girls jump the the idea and we stopped near a burger place.
It wasn't much but it was something. And yet again I saw marinette looking down ag her phone again.

Now I'm all good for using my phone, especially now that I got a new one but something was off.

"Waiting for someone?"
I asked looking over marinette.
"Just my parents, I just....I dont hear fr ok m them anymore since I moved out and I feel like they just forgot about...." marinette stopped midway through talking as soon as she realizes what she was saying.
"I'm sorry you dont need to worry about that, it fine." She gained a weak smile.

Did her family ignore her after she moved out? No no who would do that?

After eating we made our rounds through out paris. The streets, the tower, the history.
It was nice having....friends.
It made being alone a little more tolerable.

But no matter where I went, there was someone there, always there.
In the corners of the city, in the corners of my eye.

The sun had started to set and it was clear the girls had grown comfortably around me

Aver time I found more and more.
Marinette and alya had moved in together after marionettes mother had another daughter.
It was either move out and looses the bakery or have somone move out to make more room for the baby.
Alya had moved out because she wanted to be more independent and k ow that mari eye needed hell with rent.
They were in their last years of school before applying for universities.
Made me think if going back to school and finishing up what I started.

"Its getting late, we should head home now." Marineyte said looking up.
She was right, it was late and the streets had cleared out.
"Oh c ok me on there's  still time. I know this bar around the corner you'll  love, trust me"

When was the last time I sat down and just had a beer, I thoght back and came up blank.
" sure why not" said walking along.
"Fine...but just one"

20 minute later
"Shit.....I said just one." Marinette said ash she pulled the last bottle out of alyas hand.
" oh come on, like you didnt just....just....fuck you you're drunk" alya said nearly falling forward.
" am not"
Marinette said as she stood from her seat, and nearly falling over.
I still had my third beer in my hand.
" ok I'm calling it, let head out."
I walked over and payed the tab and walked back to help alya our.
Her legs gave out from underneath her.
Her body leaning on to mine.
" hey hey hey, hol on now." I said taking her in to my arms.
My hand slipping from her waist and cupping a feel.
My face flushed red for a second only to see alyas grin.
"(Y/n) of you wanted to cup a feel, all you had to do was ask."

I was lost for words, stuck between wondering if I should ask or could ask.
I pushed the thought out of my mind and took her back in my arms bridle style.
Her head tasting on my arm.
"Is she going to be ok"
I ask marinette.
She slowly stood on t ok her feet.
" ya sorry, this happens some times. Honestly I'm glad your here. I k ow I wouldn't be much use now."

Her head hanging between her shoulders.
"Look I....i dint know you that much but something tells me that....I'm always going to need you, so dint say something like that."
I said with a smile.

She looked up and brushed her fingers through her hair, pulling out the hair ties.
"T..thank..th...thay means a lot..a...actually" she stuttered.

The way she smiled, made my heart skip a beat.
" let's uh...let get going now" turning towards the door.
We had parked the car out back and found that it was pitch black. Say for the starts that painted the night sky.

" nice night, ain't it?" A voice called our from next to the car.
We looked to see the a man in a hoodie.
A pistol by his side with a suppressor.
"Shit" marinette said as she clung to the wall.
" what's wrong  doll face, you dont look so hot, on second thoght you do"

One after another more and more people had begun to make their way out of the shadows.
From left and right.
Marinette had fallen and was clinging to the wall.
Her eyes shut tight from what might have been her world spinning.
" come here pal, hand them over and well show them a real good time. What do ya say. We'll even let ya watch."

The smug prick was asking for it.
I looked back to marinette to see her head leaning from side to side.
I walked back amd set alya next to her.
"Close you're eye"I said.
"Wh...what"
"Just close you're eyes and trust me." I said with a faint smile.
She reached out for alya and took her in her arms.
I look up to see two guys reaching down to take alya.
Without thinking I smack their hands away.
"The hell man, we just want some-"
Before he could finish I drop down and take a right jab at his throat.

His air now cut off I jump forward for a right hook and connect with his head.
Another one rushes I. And the sounds of foot steps pore in from all directions.
I take a deep breath....and let go

Two swing out from my left.
I block one and kick in his  Sternum send him staggering back.
One by my left jabs out with a knife.
Ducking down I reach out for his hand and grip it tight.
Quickly pulling him in and over my shoulder l, send in ng flying over me.
3 more swing out aimlessly.
Bobbing and weving in and out from each punch, I block two and close the gap.
Slamming my head in to someone's chest. I look up to see a fist coming for me.
The cold shock of pain....makes....me feel.....so....ALIVE.

I turn back as the taste of metal trickles down my lip.
Another swing and I side step it to kick the fat Bastard in his ribs.
The crack of his ribs send chills down my back.
The air of something flying passed my head catches my attention.
I look up to see one man standing by the car.
"The fuck is wrong with you, you fucking bitch. What you think just cause you know how to hold up you're own you think you can take what you want. We didnt want shit from you. Just them."
He screams as he points thr gun at marinette.
In a split second I reach down and grab a hand full of rocks and throw it as hard as I can.
The man looks back amd covers himself as rocks go flying pass him.

I jump to my feet and close the distance in an instant.
His eyes now lined up with mine.
He points the gun at me as he jumps back.

In one swift motion I grab the barrel of the gun with my left and smack his trigger finger with my right.
Flipping the gun over in my hand I step up amd deliver the killing blow.

One swift kick to this beastars nuts.
His eyes go wide as he drops to his knees. Clutching at his he bites his tung trying not to scream.
His eyes meet mine once again as I slide the barrel of the gun in to his mouth.
His eyes....so brown....just like............hers.
God what am I doing?
I pull the gun out and he falls back. Tears streaming down his face.
Suddenly tje sounds of foot steps come u pl from behind me.
I turn see.....marinette.
Her eyes wide with alya still in her arms.
"Shit" I curse to myself.
The sounds of footsteps growing louder.
I look up to see a pair of.....glowing green eyes????
"Coming through" a voice breaks out as a slender blond man lands inches in front of me, in what looks like a skint tight cat suit.
"Um what the actual fuck are you?" I ask outloude.
"Chat" marinette calls out as she tries to stand.
"Mari???" He says looking over.
He turns back at me.
" what did you do?" Rage lingers in his voice.
"I didn't do-" before I could finish he was on me.
His speed was unreal.
He dashed at me with a silver batton, aiming for my head.
Nearly missing me.
He swings again and again and again.
"Just hold still" he cries out.
" fuck off" I say grabbing one batton and pulling it out of his hand.
In an instants I plant my foot firmly in to his chest, sending him flying back.
Only to have him hald back on his feet.
Great now what?

A- keep fighting to win
B-stop and talk it out
C- check on marinette and alya
D- give up